2008 Toyota Sienna

I HAD A OIL HOSE IN MY VAN GET A HOLE. WHEN IT HAPPENED IT SPILLED OIL ALL OVER AND IN MY OPINION COULD HAVE STARTED A FIRE.THE HOSE IS CONNECTED TO A PIPE AND THE HOSE CANNOT BE REPLACED. THE WHOLE PIPE HAS TO BE REPLACED AND I REPLACED MINE. MY RESEARCH REVEALED THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT THERE IS A TOYOTA SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT IN THE BULLETIN THEY CLAIM IT'S FOR SEEPAGE OF OIL. OBVIOUSLY TOYOTA KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM AS THE NEW PART I ORDERED IS COMPLETE PIPE WITH NO HOSES. THE PART NUMBER FOR THE PIPE IS 15767. IS THIS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE FURTHER LOOKED INTO AS TO WHY THIS IS NOT A RECALL THAT TOYOTA SHOULD PROPERLY FIX? *TR

VAN SPONTANEOUSLY BEGAN LEAKING OIL. I BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE VVT1 ACTUATOR HOSE. APPARENTLY THIS WAS PART OF A VOLUNTARY RECALL THAT TOYOTA STARTED IN 2010 AND I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED! I CALLED TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS IN FACT A DEFECTIVE HOSE BUT BECAUSE IT WAS NOT REPAIRED PRIOR TO THE 3/31/13 DEADLINE THAT TOYOTA WOULD NOT PAY FOR THIS DEFECTIVE HOSE TO BE REPLACED. I AM CERTAIN THAT I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THIS VOLUNTARY AND WORRY THAT MANY OTHER 2008 SIENNA OWNERS ARE UNAWARE OF THIS DEFECTIVE PART AND HENCE WILL NOT HAVE THIS REPAIRED. THIS HOSE IS UNDER PRESSURE AND IF IT GOES COMPLETELY CAR WILL SPEW OIL EVERYWHERE AND SEIZE UP! THIS IS A POTENTIAL FIRE AND SAFELY HAZARD!!! TOYOTA IS VERY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM! IN THE END MY DEALER AGREED TO COVER THE COST OF REPLACEMENT, BUT I AM FOREVER DISMAYED AT TOYOTA'S LACK OF CONCERN FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS! THIS WAS PART OF CAMPAIGN RECALL 90K-2GR-FE V6 ENGINE OIL HOSE. *TR

AFTER DRIVING VEHICLE FOR APPX. 15 MINUTES THEN PARKING, THEN COMING BACK TO VEHICLE 5 MINUTES LATER I FOUND A POOL OF OIL UNDER THE HOOD OF VAN AND CALLED FOR TOW TO THE DEALERSHIP. ROB FROM THE TOYOTA REPAIR SERVICE, CLAIMS I HAD BAD LUCK REGARDING THE OIL COOLER LINE RUPTURING. IT WILL COST ME $442.00 TO REPAIR/REPLACE AND CLEAN THE VEHICLE. AFTER HEARING THIS I CHECKED ONLINE AND OTHER VEHICLE OWNERS ARE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH SIMILAR VEHICLES THAT HAVE A V6 ENGINE WITH TOWING PACKAGE FROM TOYOTA. THE SERVICE PERSON CLAIMS ITS NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY. HE ALSO CLAIMS THAT IT WASN'T DAMAGED ACCIDENTALLY NEITHER.

WHILE DRIVING HOME THE OIL LINE RUNNING FROM THE OIL COOLER ON THE RADIATOR EXPLODED. OIL WAS SENT OVER THE ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND DRIPPED OVER THE ROAD LEAVING A TRAIL THE BLOCK LEFT GOING TO MY HOUSE. THE HOT OIL SPRAYING OVER THE HOT ENGINE WAS A DANGER TO CATCHING THE VAN AND THE GARAGE IT WAS PARKED IN ON FIRE. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE OF YET HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THESE VEHICLES. I WAS LUCKY THAT THIS HAPPENED SO CLOSE TO MY HOME. *TR

THE E-Z-ON ADJUSTABLE VESTS ARE DESIGNED TO BE TETHERED TO THE VEHICLE LATCH SYSTEM AND THE TETHER ATTACHES TO THE VEST RIGHT NEXT TO THE HEAD OF THE CHILD WEARING IT. THERE IS NO WAY AROUND HAVING THE TETHER POSITIONED NEXT TO THE HEAD OF THE CHILD AND IT IS TETHERED WITH A THICK, HARD, HEAVY PIECE OF METAL. WE HAVE ATTEMPTED TO COVER THE HARD METAL WITH THICK FABRIC AND THE HARD METAL IS STILL QUITE CAPABLE OF INJURING THE CHILD WEARING THIS SAFETY SEAT, EVEN WITH PADDING. I AM AMAZED IT IS STILL ON THE MARKET WITH THE CURRENT DESIGN. WE ARE UNABLE TO USE THIS SYSTEM AND WOULD ADVISE OTHERS NOT TO EITHER FOR FEAR OF SIGNIFICANT HEAD TRAUMA FROM THE CHILD SAFETY HARNESS ITSELF. SOME OF THE INFORMATION BELOW IS NOT COMPLETED BECAUSE THIS SAFETY SEAT WAS NOT LISTED IN YOUR DIRECTORY AND BECAUSE THE EXACT PROBLEM IS NOT LISTED ADEQUATELY, EITHER. I CONSIDER THIS SEAT TO BE HIGH RISK FOR ANY CHILD OCCUPANT BECAUSE OF THE VERY OBVIOUSLY LIKELIHOOD OF HEAD TRAUMA! PLEASE LOOK AT THEIR WEBSITE AND HOW THE HARNESS SAFETY SEAT IS SET UP IN THE VEHICLE. IT IS DANGEROUS. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE IMAGES AS WELL OF MY CHILD SITTING WITHIN THE HARNESS. WE WERE NOT ABLE TO USE THIS DEVICE AT ALL DUE TO THIS SAFETY RISK. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2008, MAKE=TOYOTA, MODEL=SIENNA). *TR

FLASHING AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT, 4 TSB'S HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM WITH A REPLACEMENT PART. THE TSB'S ARE E1001-08, TSB 0069-12, TSB 0162-10, AND TSB 0252-08. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA IS REFUSING TO RECALL AND CORRECT. THE NHTSA NEEDS TO MAKE A MANDATORY RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE TOYOTA SIENNA AIRBAG WIRING. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IS DEMANDING $50 TO READ CODE AND AVERAGE REPAIR COST OF MORE THAN $1000 DOLLARS. THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT OF ANY KIND. THERE IS NO REASON THAT THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE A DEFECTIVE CONDITION SO SOON. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM WITH THE SYSTEM WHICH IS WHY TOYOTA REDESIGNED THE PART. TOYOTA CANNOT BE ALLOWED TO CHARGE CUSTOMERS $1000'S OF DOLLARS TO REPLACE THIS ESSENTIAL SAFETY EQUIPMENT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY SIENNA AC QUIT & FEW MILES LATER I SAW WHITE SMOKE COME FROM UNDER THE VAN IN MY MIRROR. I TRIED TO SLOW DOWN & BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING. I TRIED TO PULL OVER & POWER STEERING WAS NOT WORKING. WITHOUT ANY WARNING LIGHTS. AFTER I PULLED OVER, I WALKED TO THE BACK TO SEE WHAT THE WHITE SMOKE WAS. I NOTICED THAT THE BUMPER COVER HAD MOTOR OIL DRIPPING DOWN FROM THE BUMPER & TAIL PIPE. I NOTICED THE WHITE SMOKE WAS ACTUALLY COMING OUT FROM THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE OF THE VAN. I RAN TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF BUT I COULD NOT OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE DOORS. LUCKILY WINDOWS WERE OPENED DUE TO THE AC NOT WORKING. I TOOK THE KEY OUT THROUGH THE WINDOW & PULLED THE HOOD LATCH. BY THE TIME I GOT TO THE HOOD FLAMES WAS COMING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE. I COULD NOT OPEN THE HOOD, IT WAS TOO HOT. THIS HAPPENED IN MATTER OF SECONDS. BE AWARE THAT ALL THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT ANY WARNING SOUND?S OR LIGHT?S. I CALLED 911. JUST IN MINUTES, THE VAN WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES & I HAD NO CHANCE TO SAVE ANYTHING OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE TRUCKS ARRIVED ABOUT 9 MINUTES, BUT BY THAT TIME THERE WAS NOTHING LEFT OF MY VAN. THE FIREMAN POINTED OUT TO ME THAT THERE WAS AN OIL TRAIL BEHIND THE VAN. THE OIL TRACE WAS VISIBLE FOR FEW MILES. AFTER THEY FINISHED PUTTING OUT THE FIRE THEY SHOWED ME WHERE THE FIRE STARTED ON THE VAN. IT WAS THE AREA ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE AROUND THE BELT. THEY SAID THAT THE FIRE STARTED FROM AN OIL LEAK ON THE ENGINE AND WAS STARTED BY THE BURST OF OIL SPRAYING DOWN ON THE AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER. ONLY TWO SECONDS OF SEARCHING ON GOOGLE, I FOUND OUT THAT TOYOTA IS WELL INFORMED OF THE HAZARDOUS DEFECT. THE RUBBER OIL SUPPLY LINE UNEXPECTEDLY BURST OPEN AND SPRAY?S THE ENGINE OIL OUT IN LESS THAN FEW MINUTES. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALLS OR NOTIFICATION ABOUT THIS SERIOUS DEFECT FROM TOYOTA. LUCKILY NONE OF MY THREE KIDS WAS NOT IN THE VAN WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON INTER-STATE I-10 WEST BOUND CLOSE TO 183 MARKER, AT 65 MPH, THE RPM SHOT TO 7000 AND CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. THE CAR STOPPED WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURE. IT WAS 2200 HOURS WITH MY FAMILY OF 4 KIDS AND WIFE ON BOARD. TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION (USED ONE 90000 MILES) TOYOTA LEGACY CHARGED ME 3500$. ITS A LOT OF MONEY. ADDITIONALLY, YOU CANNOT TRUST TOYOTA BRAND FOR SUCH POOR WORKMANSHIP WHERE POWER TRAIN IS PRONE TO FAILURES ON 5 YEARS OLD VEHICLES. *TR